Are Unemployment Benefits Really Making It Impossible for Restaurants to Hire?
Weighing the evidence in a late-pandemic mystery.
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The Pointlessness of Bribing People to Move to West Virginia for $12,000
Relocation incentives get lots of buzz.
What It Took for an Upscale Restaurant to Finally Give in to Delivery Apps
A year of trying everything to survive the pandemic.
Half of U.S. adults now have received at least 1 Covid shot
Almost 84 million adults have been fully vaccinated.
‘I doubt very seriously if they just cancel’ paused J&J vaccine, Fauci says
He said he expects the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will return, though possibly with restrictions or warnings.
Data gap threatens to complicate Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
The current investigation could intensify concerns by state officials that the public will lose overall confidence in Covid-19 vaccines.
Border fiasco spurs a blame game inside Biden world
“It’s been a steep learning curve” for Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, said one senior administration official.
My Boyfriend Just Confessed a Profound Betrayal. I Can’t Tell if My Reaction Is Too Much.
I knew this would happen.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Grandfather Left Me His Entire (Huge) Estate. Should I Share It With My Family?
Parenting advice on inheritance, fashion, and body image.
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Biden Sanctions Russia for Cyber Espionage While Remaining Silent over Israeli Cyberattack on Iran
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 Russian diplomats after the Biden administration accused Moscow of being involved in major cyberattacks. The Treasury Department claimed Russia interfered in the 2020 election and was behind the SolarWinds hack, which compromised the computer systems of nine U.S. government agencies and scores of private companies. The sanctions target 32 Russian entities and individuals and bar U.S.
News Roundup: Infrastructure news; Republicans continue obstructing; mourning young Adam Toledo
On Monday, a week begins again. The country inches ever so slowly toward an essential infrastructure bill. The U.S. is striding forward in creating a more just country, a goal that seems to be getting closer while remaining far away as we slowly march out of the darkest days of the previous administration.
MyPillow CEO getting pranked into believing he’s talking to Trump is the best thing on internet
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been having a rough go of it. Hitching your huckster caboose to the Trump-train and riding it off the tracks into the land of baseless election fraud claims has led to big losses for the conservative former business fraud-settler. His most recent move is the promise of launching his own social media platform called FRANK.
Trump Republicans pretend to be the party of the working class. Democrats actually fight for workers
(Not) breaking news: Republicans are lying. I know, I know, if it’s a day that ends with “y,” the Party of Trump is spouting falsehoods—hell, that was true of the twice impeached former president personally (the Washington Post came up with a final count of 30,573 “false or misleading claims” during his time in office, an average of almost 21 per day, with just about half coming in the final twelve months).
Ohio Republican who presided over party’s 2018 House losses resigning from Congress
In a surprise, Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers announced Monday that he would resign from the conservative 15th Congressional District, effective May 16, in order to lead the state Chamber of Commerce.
The Republican’s decision to leave elected office was especially unexpected because he’d raised a hefty $1.4 million for a possible U.S. Senate bid during the first three months of 2021 and had reiterated his interest in the upper chamber just last week.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale Dies At 93
The liberal former senator from Minnesota later ran for president.
‘Do you speak English?’ Minnesota cops add insult to injury when they brutalize journalists of color
As onlookers, some hopeful some skeptical, await a verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, outside forces in Minnesota are working just as hard as defense attorneys to peel back the liberties of people of color in multiple ways. Police intimidation, legislation, and sheer brutality are just a few.
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals
Chrystia Freeland uses Budget 2021 to reveal Canada’s new emissions target.
Capitol Officer Who Died After Riot Suffered 2 Strokes, Officials Say
Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes, the medical examiner said.
Mike Lindell Gets Pranked By Foul-Mouthed Caller Pretending To Be Trump
“God I love the internet,” one Twitter user said after the prankster called the MyPillow CEO.
Help! I Regained My Smell After COVID. Now I Can’t Stand My Fiancé’s Scent.
It’s lessening my attraction to him.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Controversial ‘Public Disorder’ Bill Into Law
Critics say the purported “anti-riot” bill is a direct attack on the First Amendment.
Ultrawealthy Americans Are Scrambling To Get Ahead Of Biden’s Planned Tax Hikes
Wealth advisers to the 1% say there’s sheer panic: “Sometimes people don’t realize how much money they’ve accumulated until they’re about to lose it.
The Atlantic’s In Pursuit of Happiness Event, May 20: With Arthur C. Brooks, Deepak Chopra, Angela Duckworth, and Gretchen Rubin
The Atlantic is inviting audiences and press to register for In Pursuit of Happiness, a first-of-its-kind virtual event to be held on Thursday, May 20, that will consider the human hold on happiness with some of the foremost scientists, researchers, and philosophers of our time.
Compliance Will Not Save Me
Chicago Police Officer Eric E. Stillman chased a boy down an alleyway.It was the early morning of March 29. In Minnesota, opening statements in the Derek Chauvin trial were coming in a few hours. Stillman had responded to reports of gunshots in Little Village, a predominantly Latino community on Chicago’s West Side.“Stop right now!” the officer yelled at Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old seventh grader at Gary Elementary School. “Hands. Show me your hands. Drop it. Drop it.
My Girlfriend Just Gave Me an “Honest” Evaluation of Our Sex Life. Yikes!
I’m crumbling under the pressure!
How America Ruined Soccer
When I was a teenager, my hometown football—soccer—team was bought by a local businessman who began his career as a safecracker, became friends with Donald Trump, and ended his days broke and in jail. George Reynolds, who died last week, lived an Englishman’s version of the American dream: He got rich, bought a local institution, then went bankrupt.For a moment, his ownership sparked a kind of giddy hope among the club’s supporters, who were sold promises of the big time.
FDA orders J&J contractor Emergent to stop vaccine production during inspection
News of the FDA’s order is the latest roadblock toward J&J’s efforts to ramp up production of its vaccine.